xứ Uên

Vietnamese

Etymology

From xứ (“land; country”) +‎ Uên (“Wales”), calque of French pays de Galles (literally “country of Wales”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sɨ˧˦ ʔwen˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [sɨ˨˩˦ ʔwen˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [sɨ˦˥ (ʔ)wəːn˧˧]

Proper noun

xứ Uên

1. Synonym of Uên (“Wales”)